Ibero-roman fortifications: Torreparedones (Baena, Córdoba) eastern gate

Abstract

This paper analyses the eastern gate structures of the Ibero-Roman site of Torreparedones (Baena, Cordoba), a fortified urban gate built around the second half of the first century b.C. The architectural study of the remains and their interpretation - considering Mediterranean and Peninsular parallels - allows us to understand how this gate system worked. Thus, it can identified as a “courtyard gate”, where towers and, possibly, artillery played an important role in the city’s defence.